Work: Today, for the nth time, my father reminded me that I should...

By Anonymous - 29/01/2015 23:32 - United Kingdom - Oxford

Today, for the nth time, my father reminded me that I should study things related to the "real" world, as if I was studying theology, astrology or something. I'm studying for a master's degree in physics. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 519

You deserved it 2 607

Winter: Snow and Funny News
Snuggle up and laugh with our winter stories, where snow isn't the only thing sliding around! More…

Previous FML Next FML

Same thing different taste

By Anonymous - 18/06/2013 23:22 - United States - Glastonbury

Today, my daughter believed that watching the Big Bang Theory would count as studying for her chemistry final. FML

I agree, your life sucks 47 825

You deserved it 7 148

Keeping it real

By Anonymous - 26/02/2016 08:37 - Australia - Wilston

Today, I went to visit my dad for the first time in over a year, as I have been studying for my Master's degree in history halfway across the world. The first thing he said to me? "So, gotten a real job yet?" FML

I agree, your life sucks 20 744

You deserved it 3 320

By riya - 29/09/2018 05:00

Today, I had the worst day of my life. I'd studied science for the whole damn night, only to realize the next morning that it's a math exam. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 174

You deserved it 3 063

By Stupidteach - 11/11/2009 12:47 - United States

Today, I asked my father for some help paying my college tuition. He told me he'd help me after I become more accredited than he is. My father has 2 PHDs. I'm studying to be an elementary school teacher. FML

I agree, your life sucks 33 083

You deserved it 3 947

I want to break free

By Anonymous - 02/09/2022 19:30 - India - Delhi

Today, I realised that I still don't know what to do with my life, since my parents have taken decisions for me my entire life, and are forcing me to a field of study which requires enormous amount of dedication and years, which I have no interest in, but still have to do because I don't know what else to do. FML

I agree, your life sucks 799

You deserved it 548

Bad omen

By Anonymous - 14/09/2010 02:56 - United States

Today, I had a conference with my dad, my counselor, and my history and English teachers because my dad was "concerned" about my grades in those two classes. We talked for a while and it was going well, then my counselor asked what I wanted to study in college. I said I wanted to be a teacher. He laughed. FML

I agree, your life sucks 25 817

You deserved it 4 675

By astroloser - 07/03/2009 16:10 - Philippines

Today, I went to my guidance counselor and told her how I'd been fascinated with space since I was 12, had read about the universe and everything, and how I want to be an astrologist when I grow up. She stared at me for a second, before saying, "But you're... stupid." FML

I agree, your life sucks 71 319

You deserved it 18 077

By Anonymous - 08/03/2019 12:00

Today, my teacher told me that unless I went into medicine, math, or engineering, I would never amount to anything in life. This wasn't even two minutes after I told him I want to be an author. FML

I agree, your life sucks 2 073

You deserved it 396

By professorsdaughter - 19/06/2014 05:28 - United States - Spokane

Today, my boyfriend once again cancelled a date because he has too much homework. His professor is my dad, who's assigning astronomical amounts of homework to keep us from seeing each other. FML

I agree, your life sucks 61 750

You deserved it 4 855

By prick - 30/10/2015 21:53 - United States - Dover

Today, as I rung up a customer's groceries, he gave me a pitying look and said I'd have a "real job" if I'd only studied harder. FML

I agree, your life sucks 21 961

You deserved it 2 166

iwanttogotoparis 26

Friday 30 January 2015 9:52

Your father probably didn't do well in science

Just_A_Tree 20

Friday 30 January 2015 9:57

Can you please calculate the amount of force necessary to knock some sense into people? It's got something to do with mass and velocity, but that's your field, OP, not mine. Physics is a very applicable and needed science in today's world. Your dad needs to stop implying that it's not useful, because it is extremely relevant. Congrats, OP, for sticking with a field that has excellent jobs.

Comments

mace275 9

Friday 30 January 2015 13:39

tell him physics is far more lucrative than theology

vikky538 28

Friday 30 January 2015 14:15

he will realize it later...the degree is real money earning source later...

yeti37 16

Friday 30 January 2015 14:53

He'll eventually see the light...

fyallslifelol 2

Friday 30 January 2015 15:15

Physics rules!

BlondePsycho 43

Friday 30 January 2015 15:30

You should demonstrate how important the laws of physics are by tossing an apple at his head, that helped Newton get it.

ohSNAPyall 26

Friday 30 January 2015 15:56

A bit rude to say that about theology. Martin Luther King is one example of a theology graduate.

rameses1210 18

Saturday 31 January 2015 0:06

Theology is nonsense. It consists wholly of people making up things that justify a belief in a tyrant, sado-masochist written about two thousand years ago

HeWillBeLoved105 22

Friday 30 January 2015 16:00

Did you really spell ninth nth?

limabeans101029 20

Friday 30 January 2015 16:51

No I'm pretty sure he said what he meant. "nth" just means an unspecified, usually large, number. As in, OP has lost count of how many times his dad has said this.

goldblade84 4

Friday 30 January 2015 18:28

You remind me of the FML where a woman said "lull" in the context of a slow sales season, and some tween corrected her for mispronouncing LOL, and that the lack of customers wasn't funny... The guy's a physics nerd... think about the context before jumping to conclusions. Even if you don't know that "nth" is actually a word (legal in scrabble)... You should remember from school that: n is one of the most commonly used variables in basic math (along with x, and y, etc.) n as a Variable: n usually denotes a fixed integer, such as a count of objects or the degree of an equation.

Arot6 17

Friday 30 January 2015 16:17

Throw a brick at his face, then explain to him the physics of it

hamrtym 15

Friday 30 January 2015 17:57

I'm an engineer too. I understand the joke since physicist are more theoretical and engineers are more practical with the application of their knowledge. But a real engineer isn't dumb enough to really think that way. We go hand in hand like cold milk and warm cookies. Once you dip it, the overlap is far greater than the differences.